The series focuses on literary classics and significant works across history, including:
* Classics: Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, Tolstoy, etc.
* Poetry: Chaucer, Blake, Keats, Eliot, etc.
* Philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, etc.
* History: Thucydides, Machiavelli, Gibbon, etc.
* Biography: Boswell, Plutarch, etc.
* Travel Writing: Marco Polo, Bruce Chatwin, etc.
* Drama: Chekhov, Ibsen, etc.
However, the series doesn't include works traditionally categorized as science fiction. This is likely due to their perceived lack of "literary merit" in the eyes of some traditionalists, though this viewpoint is increasingly debated.
It's worth noting that the Everyman's Library is a living collection, so while science fiction isn't presently represented, there's always the possibility for its inclusion in the future.